Veterinary forceps.



No. 804,094. 'PATENTED NOV. '7, 1905.

S. & W. BROWBR a G. LATTA.

VETERINARY FORGEPS.

APPLIOATION FILED JULYe, 1905.

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SAMUEL BROWER, WILLIAM BROWER, AND GEORGE LATTA, OF MANLIUS, ILLINOIS.

VETERINARY FORCEPS.

Patented Nov. 7, 1905.

Application filed July 6, 1905. Serial No. 268,807.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL BRowER, WILLIAM BROWER, and GEORGE LATTA,citizens of the United States, residing at Manlius, inthe county ofBureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Veterinary Forceps; and we do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to veterinary forceps designed for use in aidingthe deliveryT of hogs and sheep; and one of the principal obj ects ofthe same is to provide an instrument which will occupy but small spacewhen in its retracted position and which will provide a series of openarms when in extended position.

Another object is to provide an instrument of this character which shallbe simple in construction, efficient in use, and which will be easy andreliable in operation.

These and other objects are attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a sideview of an instrument made in accordance with our invention, the armsbeing in retracted position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the arms inextended position, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the forceps.

Referrmg to the drawings for a more particular description of ourinvention, the numeral 1 designates va tubular casing designed tocontain the spring-arms 2. The casing 1 is tapered o", as at 3, at oneend and is provided with a closed and flat terminal point 4. The sring-arms 2 are secured at one end to a hand e 5, said arms extendingthrough the casing 1 and out through perforations 6 near the outer endof said casing. The projecting ends 7 of the arms 2 diverge when in theWhen extended position shown in Fig. 2.

the handle 5 is drawn outward, the arms 2 are retracted within thecasing 1, and the inwardly-bent terminal ends 8 of the arms 2 then restagainst the iiat terminal point 4 of the casing. In this condition theinstrument occupies but little space and can be readily inserted foruse. There are three arms 2 shown in the drawings, and this is thenumber found to be eflicient for our purpose. However, two or more armscould be advantageously used in-an instrument of this kind. The arms 2pass through a plug 9, fitted in the outer end of the casing 1, and theapertures in said plug form guideways for said arms and insure a smoothoperation of the parts. At the sides of the casing 1 oppositely-disposedfinger-holds 10 are provided.

From the foregoing the construction and operation of our invention willbe understood without further description.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention. 4

Having thus described our invention,what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an instrument of the character described, a tubular casing havinga tapered end terminating in a flat ortion, a handle, spring-armssecured to said) handle and passing through the casing, said arms havingdiverging ends terminating in inwardly-extending jaws, substantially asdescribed.

2. A veterinary forceps comprising a tubular casing having a tapered andliattened end, a handle, spring-arms attached to said handle, aguide-plug in the casing through which the spring-arms extend, saidspringarms having divergingouter portions and inwardly-bent terminalends adapted to rest upon the flat end of the casing when said arms arein retracted condition, and handholds at the sides of said casing nearits outer end, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL BROWER. WILLIAM BROWER. GEORGE LATTA. Witnesses:

ERNEST RooKwELL, LEwIs GLAFKA.

